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Post by SueA on Jul 15, 2015 21:30:04 GMT
Hi tortilly & welcome to the forum, hope you enjoy the chat!  |
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Post by Deleted on Jul 15, 2015 22:08:50 GMT
Hello Tortilly, hope you enjoy the site! So you grow a bit of everything like me? |
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Post by grindle on Jul 16, 2015 4:20:01 GMT
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Post by tortilly on Jul 16, 2015 11:31:02 GMT
Hello all. Thanks for the welcome. Yes - I grow flowers, veg, some fruit plus lots of weeds! I've given up trying to have a pristine garden as it was spoiling the enjoyment of it all. I will now have a look at the Forums and work my way around them.
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Post by dianthus on Jul 19, 2015 22:01:46 GMT
Welcome tortilly.
You'll have a good giggle with some of the postings and learn a lot, as I have done, from the many experts here.   |
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Post by Rosie on Jul 20, 2015 7:55:29 GMT
Hi tortilly and welcome to tha forum. I beileve you did the right thing with your garden, we don't want it to become a chore |
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Post by Cherry on Jul 23, 2015 19:18:29 GMT
Welcome tortilly.
You'll have a good giggle with some of the postings and learn a lot, as I have done, from the many experts here. Welcome tortilly. Actually, Dianthus may have learned a lot, but she has taught us a few things too. It is give and take. |
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Post by dianthus on Jul 23, 2015 20:26:42 GMT
Welcome tortilly.
You'll have a good giggle with some of the postings and learn a lot, as I have done, from the many experts here. Welcome tortilly. Actually, Dianthus may have learned a lot, but she has taught us a few things too. It is give and take. Why, thank you Cherry. That's very kind of you to say that ..... but there is always a lot more to learn. I am hopeless at plant names, unless they are in my Keeble-Martin's Complete British flora.  |
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Post by Cherry on Jul 24, 2015 7:40:25 GMT
Does it matter dianthus? It is like spelling or math. I am really bad at math, but it does not show up on here. Some of our members can design a garden beautifully. Some can't (me actually!). |
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Post by Rosie on Jul 24, 2015 11:25:09 GMT
Everyone has strengths and weaknesses. I couldn't design a garden either Cherry, I just put plants in and hope for the best We all forget plant names dianthus but you seem to do perfect to me |
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Post by dianthus on Jul 24, 2015 17:59:19 GMT
rosie. I'm glad I'm not the only one, but several of our esteemed forumites talk about the plants they have bought and, most of the time, I haven't got a clue what they are talking about, unless they say Clematis or Wigelia, for example. I ought to sit here with a garden plant book, but I think I prefer to enjoy the banter and try to learn over time
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Post by dianthus on Jul 24, 2015 18:08:49 GMT
Does it matter dianthus? It is like spelling or math. I am really bad at math, but it does not show up on here. Some of our members can design a garden beautifully. Some can't (me actually!). The garden here, consisted of some hedging, a couple of mock cherry and what had become a hay meadow back and front.
I converted a disused swing area into my first veg plot, and the second after moles and/or rats had turned another part of the lawn into crazy paving effect, in foot deep snow Feb 2013, so it was a good excuse for me to ask the landlords if I could cultivate that too.
I just cut the grass and trim back some of the hedging, but really have no idea what the plants are..... but know they aren't privet or box
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Post by Cherry on Jul 24, 2015 18:58:48 GMT
dianthus if the hedge is not privet or box and you think it could be similar, could it be Lonicera nitida?
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Post by daitheplant on Jul 24, 2015 19:44:17 GMT
Does it matter dianthus? It is like spelling or math. I am really bad at math, but it does not show up on here. Some of our members can design a garden beautifully. Some can't (me actually!). The garden here, consisted of some hedging, a couple of mock cherry and what had become a hay meadow back and front.
I converted a disused swing area into my first veg plot, and the second after moles and/or rats had turned another part of the lawn into crazy paving effect, in foot deep snow Feb 2013, so it was a good excuse for me to ask the landlords if I could cultivate that too.
I just cut the grass and trim back some of the hedging, but really have no idea what the plants are..... but know they aren't privet or box
Let us have some pics, Di. What, by the way, is a mock cherry? |
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Post by dianthus on Jul 24, 2015 20:13:36 GMT
dianthus if the hedge is not privet or box and you think it could be similar, could it be Lonicera nitida? Nothing like them, Cherry..... they were just two of the few shrubs that I do know. |
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